Infant baptism in Reformation Geneva : the shaping of a community, 1536-1564 / Karen E. Spierling.
Material type: TextSeries: St. Andrews studies in Reformation historyPublication details: Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.Description: xvi, 253 p. : ill. maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 0754634906 (alk. paper)
- Infant baptism -- History -- 16th century
- Baptism -- Reformed Church -- History -- 16th century
- Reformed Church -- Switzerland -- Geneva -- Doctrines -- History -- 16th century
- Reformation -- Switzerland -- Geneva
- Geneva (Switzerland) -- Religious life and customs
- Geneva (Switzerland) -- Social conditions -- 16th century
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- BX9427.5.B36 S65 2005
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Book: Standard | Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre | Main | POS Spi (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05-242 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-244) and index.
1. Introduction : infant baptism and the definition of community -- 2. Infant baptism in the sixteenth century : doctrine and liturgy -- 3. Catholic baptismal traditions in reformed Geneva -- 4. Godparents : a tradition reformed -- 5. Baptising illegitimate children -- 6. Raising children in reformed Geneva.
"This book examines the beliefs, practices and arguments surrounding the ritual of infant baptism and the raising of children in Geneva during the period of John Calvin's tenure as leader of the Reformed Church, 1536-1564. It focuses particularly on the years from 1541 onward, after Calvin's return to Geneva and the formation of the Consistory. The work is based on sources housed primarily in the Genevan State Archives, including the registers of the Consistory and the City Council."--BOOK JACKET.
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